Comments on: Jessica Andrews – “Everything”

By: Jenn

Jenn — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:29:24 +0000

When it comes to music, I care more about the song than whether or not someone thinks highly of themselves. And I’d MUCH rather listen to Jessica than Taylor. In fact, I won’t listen to Taylor and other “musicians” who can’t sing.

This song is beautiful, as are several of Jessica’s others. I just wish I could find a place to buy it online.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:30:58 +0000

I think this song is amazing !It shows that a country girl can sing. “Everything” sums it up to todays country music.If you are an artist you keep up with times,and if you look at todays country music its pop.Jessica has been misunderstood in these reviews as not very friendly.If u give me a story that prooves that, i will consider it true but its not all ways the artist themselves its labels and other people trying to get theme somewhere else.

By: Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:19:45 +0000

I agree with Ron in that I, too, really like this song (and I don’t much care why). I even agree with his gripes in re: (over)analysis; but they beg the question: why even bother to post that opinion, then?

Great review, Jim — original, well-reasoned and free from party-line pandering. You take a historical tack and run with it, and you write very well. Obviously, I don’t share your distaste for this particular song. And I would also argue your assertion that “Pop music has to be edgy to be good”. I would counter that, “Good, bad, or indifferent … if it’s edgy, it’s not pop music!”

As a fan of music, period, I am happy that the lines between genres are getting blurrier. Pigeonholing should be left to the birds!

I don’t know her well enough to comment on her (prickly?) demeanor, but I wish Jessica much success with this single, and upcoming album. Thumbs up!

By: Stormy

Stormy — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:52:44 +0000

Isn’t that whole idea what has been standing in the way of Jessica’s career?

By: ron

ron — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:18:56 +0000

call me what you want, but i really like the song Everything :)
why does everything in music have to be qualified, and quantified all the time?.. just enjoy it if you like it , and switch off if you don’t…

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By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:53:59 +0000

kerri….the music isn’t gone!!!…you just have to go find it….read the 9513 review of Amber Digby’s new record and check it out! Remember mainstream radio is not the only place to find your new music these days and if enough of us don’t listen hopefully they will go away!!! There is still a lot of great real country music being made right now…sites like this one are a great source of new “real” artists…at least it has been for me!

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:14:40 +0000

Yeah, compliments are hard to come by, except for last week when I gave positive reviews to Toby and Kenny.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:51:38 +0000

Gone is country music as we know it. The sooner we all realize and accept this, the better off we will be. We can then let singers like Jessica Andrews and others just make music and let the song go where it wants to go. Who cares nowadays if it’s “country”, “pop”, “hip hop”? No matter what critics and blogs say to down grade or even compliment (which in The 9513 is very hard to come by) an artist, the song, etc., it will go to whatever the listening public wants it.

By: Jim Malec

Jim Malec — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:06:40 +0000

After all, weren’t Martina McBride, Faith Hill, and Leann Rimes all finding success with compressed, layered, Nashville-Pop in the first half of the decade?

I would say the answer to that question is no. The music of those artists leaned pop, but in a very different way than Andrews’, which reflects the current format.

In 2000 LeAnn Rimes made a full pop crossover with songs from Coyote Ugly and Twisted Angel. She really didn’t even make a play at country radio until 2004’s “Nothin’ ‘Bout Love Makes Sense.”

Martina McBride’s 2000-05 music featured “When God Fearin’ Women Get The Blues” and “I Never Promised You A Rose Garden.” Outside of those hits, a lot of her music was pop leaning, but in more the AC sense–her music was typically softer and more focused on the family. Songs like “In My Daughters Eyes” and “This One’s For The Girls” are very different in both style and substance than the hyperactive pop country of Andrews/Today.

As for Faith, she’s an interesting case. Because she really did try to make a strong play to pop radio, but it didn’t work particularly well.